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No. 313,710. Patented Mar. 10, 1885.

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MATTHEV F. CONNETT, JR., OF SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-THIRD TO MATTI-IEW F. CONNET'I, SR., 0F SAME PLACE.

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SPEGIFICTIN forming part of Letters Patent No. 313,710, dated March l0,1885.

Application filed October 1G, 1884.

To all whom it may concern,.-

Beit known that I, MATTHEW F. CONNETT, Jr., of Springfield, in thecounty of Sangamon and in the State of Illinois, have invented eertainnew and useful Improvements in Machines for Turfing Fabrics; and I dohereby declare that the following isa full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof, reference being had i to the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure l shows a perspective view of my machine as in operation; Fig. 2,a sectional view in side elevation, showing the parts as in positionbefore the needle has been thrust through the fabric; Fig. 3, a view inside elevation of the machine with the parts as in position after theneedle has been thrust down through the fabric; Fig. 4, a detail View ofthe needle bar removed; Fig. 5, a similar View of the needle, and Fig. 6a similar view of the needle-throw regulating-sleeve.

Letters of like name and kind refer to like parts in each of thefigures.

The object of my invention is to provide an improved apparatus ormachine for turfing fabrics; and to this end it consists in theconstruction, arrangement, and combination of parts, as hereinafterspecified.

In the drawings, A designates the fabric to be turfed, which isstretched over a suitable frame, B, in the ordinary and wellfknown way.

C designates a tube, within which slides the tubular needle-bar D. Wherethe machine is to be operated by hand, this tube forms a handle. Vherethe machine is to be driven by power, this tube is to be attached to asupporting-arm in the same way as the needleguide and presser-foot of-asewing-machine, and the needle-bar is to be connected in any suitableway with a vibrating needle-arm.

The tube, as shown in the drawings, has a longitudinal slot, E, in itsrear side, open at its lower end, and extending well up thetube. Thelower end of the tube C is provided at its sides withdownwardly-extending ears or lugs F F, which extend parallel with eachother, `and are rounded on-their forward and rear ends, so as to permitthe free passage of the fabric under them while they rest in contactwith it. Upon the tube, just above these ears, is a sleeve, G, capableof being rotated ward, as shown.

(No model about the tube as desired. This sleeve is at one point slottedfrom end to end, the slot H being of a width corresponding with slot Einthe tube. NVhen, then, the sleeve is rotated so that thetwo slots are incoincidence, there is a clear passage throughout the extent of slot E.The upper end of the sleeve is cnt away to different depths, so to leaveportions g g g2, of different heights, forming steps. The sleeve is soformed fora purpose hereinafter to be described. The tubular needle-barDis provided near its lower end with a lug. I, projecting through andmoving in the slot E as the bar is reciprocated within tube C. The upperend of this lug is made abrupt, so as to act in connection with theupper end ofthe slot as a stop, to limit the upward movement ofthe bar.The outer force of the lug is, as shown, inclined inward and downwardfrom its upper to its lower end. Just below this lug a portion of therear side of the tube of the needle-bar is cut away, and a slot, K, iscut in the remaining portion at right angles to the axis of the tube.The needle L istubular, and at its lower end is brought to apcnctratingpoint by being eut away obliquely or at an angle on its rearside. The upper end ofthe needle is formed with a flange, L', adapted tofit in the slot K in the end ofthe necdlebar. This flange is made ofsuch shape as to just slide and fit within the tube C when the needlebaris drawn upward within such tube. It is also made slightly thinnertoward its rear side than at its front, so that the needle, whileattached to and carried by the tubular bar, as described above, iscapable of being vibrated slightly to carry its point to the rear. Forthe purpose of giving the needle this motion, so as to form aneedle-feed, on the rear side of the needle is the fixed lug or ear M,projecting out through and guided in the slot Ein tube G. The lower endof the lug is on its inner side cut away to leave a downwardly-projecting portion, M, having its inner face inclined upward and inbar isthrust downward within its tube, rides up on the sleeve G, so that theneedle is swung rearward to make the feed. The main portion of the lugM, coming in cont-act with the upper edge of that portion of the sleevewhich is This portion, as the needle- 9 turned across slot E, limits thedownward l the same direction with the needle, adapted movement of theneedle-bar and needle. By turning the sleeve so that dierent portions ofit shall be brought across the slot E the .throw of the needle canobviously be regulated as desired.

Attached .to the rear side of tubular needle L, and extending parallelwith it, is the needle'N, whose point stands in rear of and just abovethe lower end of the needle L.

To swing the needle forward again into position after the inclinedprojection M on its lug has passed up out of engagement with the sleeve,l provide the spring P, attachedat one end to the lug on the needle, andat the other bearing against the inclined outer face of the stoplug onthe needle-bar. The edges of the pobliquely cutaway end or point of thetubular needle are not left sharp, but are rounded, as shown, to preventcutting the fabric.

If desired, the hollow needle can be provided with a solid point, anopening being made near the point for the passage of the yarn from theinside of the needle.

The operation of my machine is as follows: rlhe fabric to be turfed isstretched on the frame B, and the needle is supplied with yarn orsimilar material, which is passed down through the needle-'bar andneedle and out at the point of the latter. The bar and needle beingpulled back, the tube G is held with its bottom ears or lugs against thefabric. rlhe needle-bar is then thrust down, so that the needle carryingthe yarn is forced through the fabric until the lug on the needlestrikes the sleeve on tube C. Just before this, as the end of the strokeof the needle is neared, the riding of the inclined inner face of theprojection on this lug swings the needle to the rear. As the needle isconned in the goods or fabric this movement of it. causes the machine tomove forward. The needle being now withdrawn, a loop is formed of theyarn on the opposite side of the goods operated upon.

As the needle is thrust down again through the fabric the sharpsupplemental needle impales the yarn in the rear of the needle, and soprevents the loop just made from being pulled out by the movement ofmain needle As this latter moves downward the yarn is compelled to feeddown through the needlebar and tubular needle. The length of strokeofthe needle, and consequently the size of the loops made, can beregulated, as described, by turning the sleeve on the tube to bringhigher or lower portions of it over theslot. rlhe spring P keeps theneedle in its normal position, as shown in Figs. l and 2, and returns itto such position after it has been' swung rearward to make the feed bythe means already described.

Having thus fully set forth the nature of my invention, what l claimis- 1. In a machine or apparatus for turiing fabrics, in combinationwith the needle for carrying the yarn down through the fabric, means,substantially as described, moving in 3. In combination with the tubularneedle for turting fabrics,having the yarn fed through it, thesupplementalneedle carried with the tubular one, and adapted to impalethe yarn between the loop last formed and such tubular needle,substantially as and for the purpose described.

4. In a machine or `apparatus. for turting fabrics, a needle forcarrying the yarn through the fabric, in combination with theimpalingneedle, arranged parallel to the other and traveling in the samedirection with it, substantially as shown and described. v

5. In combination with the hollow needlebar adapted to allow of thepassage and feed of the yarn or thread down through it, the hollowneedle attached to the bar, having its bore connecting with or forming acontinuation of the bore of the needle-bar, and at its lower end cutaway atan angle to form a penetrating-point, substantially Aas and forthe purpose described.

6. rIhe hollow needlebar provided at its lower end with a slotsubstantially at right angles to its axis, in combination with thehollow needle provided with the flange adapted to tit the slot in theneedle-bar, substantially as shown and described.

7. The hollow needle-bar provided at or near its lower end with a slotsubstantially at right angles to its axis, and open at one side of thebar, and the needle having at its upper end a flange adapted to iit insuch'slot and be flush with t-he outside of the bar, in combination withthe tubular sheath surrounding the bar, substantially as shown anddescribed.

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8. In combination with the tubular sheath provided with the longitudinalslot, the needle-bar within the sheath,provided with a lug guided in theslot, the needle carried by the bar,having the lug extending out throughthe slot in the sheath, and the stop-sleeve around the latter,substantially as and for the purpose described.

9. -In combination with the slotted sheath and the needle carried by thebar, .within the sheath, and provided with a lug projecting through theslot, the .rotary sleeve on the sheath, cut away to form steps ofdifferent heights'for engagement of the lug on the needle, to limit themovement of the latter, substantially as and for the purpose described.

10. In a'machine or apparatus for turng fabrics, in combination with theneedle, means for regulating its throw,consisting of a lug or stud onthe needle and an adjustable stop for engaging the same, substantiallyas and for the purpose described.

11. In combination with the needle,the lug thereon provided with aprojection or lip inclined on its inner side, and a iixed lug or stop onthe machine,adapted to be struck and engaged by the lip and lug at thelower end of the stroke ofthe needle, substantially as and for` thepurpose described.

12. In combination with the needle-bar,the needle attached thereto, soas to be capable of swinging thereon, and means, as a lug and stop,adapted to swing the needle to the rear at the lower end of its stroke,substantially as and for the purpose described.

13. In combination with the need1.ebar,the needle carried thereby, so asto be capable of a swinging motion thereon, a spring attached to theneedle,and bearing against theinclined face of a lug on the bar, andadapted to keep the needle normally in one position, and the inclinedlip or projection carried by the need1e,adapted to come in contact withand ride over the upper edge of the sleeve on the needle-bar sheath asthe needle approaches the lower end of its throw, substantially as andfor the purpose described.

14. In combination with the slotted needlebar sheath, the needle havinga lug projecting out through the slot in the sheath, and the stop-sleeveon the lower end of said sheath, provided with a longitudinal slotadapted by rotation of the sleeve to be brought into coincdence with theslot in the sheath, to allow the needle to be removed, substantially asand for the purpose described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I 4o have hereunto set my handthis 6th day of October, A. D. 1884.

MATTHEW F. CONNETT, JR. Witnesses:

Isaac K. BRADLEY, MATTHEW F. CONNETT, Sr.

